Search engines, like Google and Bing, give you access to everything that is on the web--the good, the bad, and the ugly. If you want to narrow your search results to resources that are generally more reliable, use the advanced search feature for the search engine. Using the advanced search feature, you can generally designate which types of websites you want to limit your search to by specifying the domain(s) (website extensions) you'd like to search. For example, the domains of .gov or .edu.
Google Advanced Search - Information on educational and governmental websites tend to have more reliable information.
In the advance search, along with your search terms, enter .edu or .gov in the box labeled "Search within a site or domain:".
The quality of the information you find on the Web varies tremendously so it is always a good idea to check the information against another source. As with all information resources, whether in print or on the Internet, you evaluate its quality based on the following criteria:
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Tutorials on Evaluation Criteria
CRAAP Test (CSU Chico)
Shakespeare Searched is a search engine designed to provide quick access to passages from Shakespeare's plays and sonnets.
Royal Shakespeare Company | RSC | Stratford-upon-Avon, UK
The Shakespeare Houses website
The organization that oversees the Shakespearean properties in Stratford and the surrounding area, including the Birthplace Museum.
Links to sites on all aspects of Elizabethan Costuming - from costume construction to hats and headresses to underpinnings